6 Ways to Enhance Your Safety Training Posted on December 12, 2016June 23, 2021 by Kyle Schmidt Safety training and meetings are some of the most important activities we do to keep our workers safe and injury-free. As part of this effort, it is crucial to ensure workers pay attention and are alert to every detail covered during these meetings. Here we explore six easy ways to enhance your safety training. 1. Come up with Interactive Activities Use interactive safety exercises to keep workers alert, educated and engaged. The interactive manner of the exercises can help engage workers, drive home important topics and help them to remember key points for the long term. 2. “What’s Wrong with this Picture?” Present a series of pictures with different safety violations and correct procedures. Have employees determine what is wrong and what is correct in each of the images. 3. Take a Field Trip Take employees to a work area to demonstrate precise safety steps for a certain task or set of tasks. Seeing activities and procedures in practical settings reinforce what was taught in the classroom. Working through tasks in a “real-life” application can often be more effective than classroom training. 4. Present High Stakes Scenarios Have workers write a final message to their families about how they died from not using PPE properly. This may be a difficult exercise; however, it helps workers realize what will happen if they choose to engage in unsafe practices. 5. Free Food Free food always lures people in and can help keep their attention. Just make sure to advertise the free food so people are sure to show up. 6. The Student Becomes the Teacher Sometimes the best way to learn a new skill or reinforce a piece of knowledge is to share that information with others. At Border States, safety is not just a priority, it is a core value. Read more: OSHA Establishes New Confined Space Construction Standards Catch Up On the New GHS Standard Breathing Easier: OSHA Releases Final Rule Regarding Silica Explosion-proof LED Lighting and Confined Spaces E-commerce offerings: Contact a Customer Service Representative for additional selections, options and solutions. Smoke Alarms and CO Detectors Respiratory Protection Fire Protection Hazardous Location Gas Detection Equipment Call and let us help meet all of your product and solution needs (866-483-7289). Do you want to be eligible for online ordering? Fill out this online form. Key benefits include: Order anytime, 24/7, 365 days a year. If you can connect, you can place an order. Create templates, aka “My Lists.” Reduce search time, click, order, done. Track purchase history and view your account information. You can review invoices any time, track purchase history, and print or download records.
